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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: lottie lou on July 17, 2012, 19:47:22
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Does anyone have any idea what is causing holes in the leaves of my swet pepper plants. As fast as I nip off the leaves then fresh holes appear in leaves. What is the cure/prevention. Also leaves are just strivelling up and dying. The plants ae indoors on the windowsill.
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Slugs? I brought one of mine inside about a week ago and found a slug under the pot today! >:(
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It all depends on the size & shape of he holes - slugs leave roundish 3-10mm wide holes and wavy slots in peppers (but often long rips in sweetcorn as they move between the veins). You should see some shiny slime too.
Holes 3-8mm that are sort of jagged like fjords are vine weevils - though they usually go to the edge.
Hundreds of 1-3mm holes that look like someone using sharp grit in a shotgun - that's capsid bugs. There is usually a lot of crimping as well - as the plant tries to compensate.
Cheers.